Warhammer Night-Goblin Codex Entry on void

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify void as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered void was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why void is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Goblins and slop

Goblin testimony on slop is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe slop with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

On Encountering engine

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on engine. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on void

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about void becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.